The official name for the sacred edifice in Kirtland, Ohio, later known as the Kirtland temple; also the official name for other planned religious structures in Missouri. JS and the Latter-day Saints also referred to the House of the Lord in Kirtland as “...

The highest presiding body of the church. An 11 November 1831 revelation stated that the president of the high priesthood was to preside over the church. JS was ordained as president of the high priesthood on 25 January 1832. In March 1832, JS appointed two...

is Eighty Seven feet Long and Sixty one feet wide and ten feet taken off on the east end for the stairway leaves
the inner court 78 by 61 feet which is calculated and divided
for seats in the following manner viz— the two Aisles 4
feet wide each the middle block of pews are 11 feet 10
inches long and three feet wide each
and the two lines drawn through the middle are 4 inchs
apart for which a curtain is to drop at right angles and
divide the house in to four parts if necessary
the side Block of pews
opposite the above are 14 feet 6 inches long and 3 feet wide
the 5 pews in each corner of the house are 12 feet 6 inches
long the open spaces
between the corner and side pews are for fire places
those in the west are 9 feet wide and the East ones are 8
feet 8 inches wide and the chimney carried up in the wall
where they are marked with a pencil

The pulpit in the west end of the
house is to be occupied by the
high
priest hood

The authority and power held by certain officers in the church. The Book of Mormon referred to the high priesthood as God’s “holy order, which was after the order of his Son,” and indicated that Melchizedek, a biblical figure, was a high priest “after this...

A governing body comprising a bishop and his counselors. The bishop’s council was charged with overseeing the temporal affairs of the church, administering goods under the law of consecration, and assisting the poor. The bishop’s council had authority to ...

An ecclesiastical and priesthood office. Christ and many ancient prophets, including Abraham, were described as being high priests. The Book of Mormon used the term high priest to denote one appointed to lead the church. However, the Book of Mormon also discussed...

A male leader in the church generally; an ecclesiastical and priesthood office or one holding that office; a proselytizing missionary. The Book of Mormon explained that elders ordained priests and teachers and administered “the flesh and blood of Christ unto...

each
of these are 8 feet long containing 3 coves or stands for
the respective speaker
and their seats opposite of them are for visiting officers who are to occupy the seats
according to their respective grades the 2 spaces in the
middle are stairs 2 feet wide, the middle pulpit is to be
ellevated the first seats one foot the 2d two feet the 3d 3
feet & the fourth 4 feet
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The official name for the sacred edifice in Kirtland, Ohio, later known as the Kirtland temple; also the official name for other planned religious structures in Missouri. JS and the Latter-day Saints also referred to the House of the Lord in Kirtland as “...

The highest presiding body of the church. An 11 November 1831 revelation stated that the president of the high priesthood was to preside over the church. JS was ordained as president of the high priesthood on 25 January 1832. In March 1832, JS appointed two...

is Eighty Seven feet Long and Sixty one feet wide and ten feet taken of[f] on the east end for the stairway leaves
the inner court 78 by 61 feet which is calculated and divided
for seats in the following manner viz— the two Aisles 4
feet wide each the middle block of pews are 11 feet 10
inches widelong and three feet wide each
and the two lines drawn through the middle are 4 inchs
apart for which a curtain is to drop at right angles and
divide the house in to four parts if necessary
the side block of pews are 16 feet <10 inches>
◊6 inches long and
3 feet wide theside <Block of> pews
opposite the above are 14 feet 6 inches long and 3 feet wide
the 5 pews in each corner of the house are 12 feet 6 inches
long divided into 5 the open spaces
between the corner and side pews are for fire plac[e]s
those in the west are 9 feet wide and the East ones are 8
feet 8 inches wide and the chimney carried up in the wall
where they are marked with a pencil

The pulpit in the west end of the
house is to be occupied by the
high
priest hood

The authority and power held by certain officers in the church. The Book of Mormon referred to the high priesthood as God’s “holy order, which was after the order of his Son,” and indicated that Melchizedek, a biblical figure, was a high priest “after this...

A governing body comprising a bishop and his counselors. The bishop’s council was charged with overseeing the temporal affairs of the church, administering goods under the law of consecration, and assisting the poor. The bishop’s council had authority to ...

An ecclesiastical and priesthood office. Christ and many ancient prophets, including Abraham, were described as being high priests. The Book of Mormon used the term high priest to denote one appointed to lead the church. However, the Book of Mormon also discussed...

A male leader in the church generally; an ecclesiastical and priesthood office or one holding that office; a proselytizing missionary. The Book of Mormon explained that elders ordained priests and teachers and administered “the flesh and blood of Christ unto...

each
of these are 8 feet long containing 3 coves or stands for
the respective speaker
and their seats opposite of them are for visiting officers who are to occupy the seats
according to their respective grades the 2 spaces in the
middle are stairs 2 feet wide, the middle pulpit is to be
ellevated the first seats one foot the 2d two feet the 3d 3
feet & the fourth 4 feet
[p. [1]]

Area acquired by U.S. in Louisiana Purchase, 1803, and established as territory, 1812. Missouri Compromise, 1820, admitted Missouri as slave state, 1821. Population in 1830 about 140,000; in 1836 about 240,000; and in 1840 about 380,000. Mormon missionaries...

was identified as the site of Zion
in 1831, preparations for its establishment
proceeded. In summer 1833,
church leaders prepared a carefully drawn
plat for the
city and an architectural design for a temple complex around which the city
would be built. The plat called for the construction of not just one but
twenty-four temples, as the center of a master plan to accommodate a
municipality of 15,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.

The temples were designed to
facilitate church operations, including structures for worship, educational
instruction, office space, and meeting places for various orders of the
priesthood. The church’s presidency selected one of the twenty-four temple
sites marked on the plat and indicated that there a “house of the Lord” was to
be “built first in Zion.” The accompanying text provided specifications for
that temple. See also the August
revisions to
the plan.

JS
and his counselors in the presidency of the high priesthood sent this plan from
Kirtland

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and 1,000 others; in 1838 about 2,000 Saints and 1,200 others; in 1839 about 100 Saints and 1,500 others. Mormon missionaries visited township...

27 Aug. 1793–27 May 1840. Hatter. Born at Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of William Partridge and Jemima Bidwell. Moved to Painesville, Geauga Co., Ohio. Married Lydia Clisbee, 22 Aug. 1819, at Painesville. Initially a Universal Restorationist...

Settled at Fort Osage, 1808. County created, 16 Feb. 1825; organized 1826. Named after U.S. president Andrew Jackson. Featured fertile lands along Missouri River and was Santa Fe Trail departure point, which attracted immigrants to area. Area of county reduced...

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and 1,000 others; in 1838 about 2,000 Saints and 1,200 others; in 1839 about 100 Saints and 1,500 others. Mormon missionaries visited township...

27 Aug. 1793–27 May 1840. Hatter. Born at Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of William Partridge and Jemima Bidwell. Moved to Painesville, Geauga Co., Ohio. Married Lydia Clisbee, 22 Aug. 1819, at Painesville. Initially a Universal Restorationist...

Settled at Fort Osage, 1808. County created, 16 Feb. 1825; organized 1826. Named after U.S. president Andrew Jackson. Featured fertile lands along Missouri River and was Santa Fe Trail departure point, which attracted immigrants to area. Area of county reduced...

; two pages; CHL.
Includes later Robert L. Campbell endorsement: “G.S.L. city,
June 30, 1865. This plan was presented to
the Historian’s office by | Mrs.
Lydia
Partridge widow of Bishop
Edward
Partridge

27 Aug. 1793–27 May 1840. Hatter. Born at Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of William Partridge and Jemima Bidwell. Moved to Painesville, Geauga Co., Ohio. Married Lydia Clisbee, 22 Aug. 1819, at Painesville. Initially a Universal Restorationist...

. It was sent to him by | Pres.
Joseph
Smith while he was presiding in
Jackson County

Settled at Fort Osage, 1808. County created, 16 Feb. 1825; organized 1826. Named after U.S. president Andrew Jackson. Featured fertile lands along Missouri River and was Santa Fe Trail departure point, which attracted immigrants to area. Area of county reduced...

in
1832–3. | It is a design for the
house of the Lord for the Presidency intended to | be erected about the time of
the expulsion of the Saints from
Jackson
County

Settled at Fort Osage, 1808. County created, 16 Feb. 1825; organized 1826. Named after U.S. president Andrew Jackson. Featured fertile lands along Missouri River and was Santa Fe Trail departure point, which attracted immigrants to area. Area of county reduced...